AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Junjie Wang's 28 points helped UMass defeat UMass-Lowell 72-62 on Wednesday.

Wang added nine rebounds for the Minutemen (2-1). Jordan Clayton scored 17 points while going 6 of 12 (3 for 7 from 3-point range), and added five rebounds.

Victor Okojie led the River Hawks (3-1) in scoring, finishing with 13 points. UMass-Lowell also got 10 points from Christian Jones.

UMass pulled off the victory after a 9-0 second-half run erased a six-point deficit and gave them the lead at 53-50 with 8:04 remaining in the half. Clayton scored 12 second-half points.

Up next

Both teams next play Tuesday. UMass hosts Bryant, and UMass-Lowellsquares off against Saint Peter's at home.

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